The Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, demands increased security for Christian places of worship and gatherings on the occasion of the Assumption, due to a high level of terrorist threat and international tensions.
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France is experiencing a context of high security tension with a high terrorist threat.
Laurent Nuñez called for “a strengthening of security measures concerning Christian places of worship and gatherings” in connection with the Christian feast of the Assumption.
The Minister of the Interior called on Thursday the prefects and security officials to maintain “extreme vigilance” in view of August 15, according to a telegram consulted by AFP.
“The high level of the terrorist threat which continues to weigh on our country as well as the persistence of tensions on the international level, require the maintenance of extreme vigilance, particularly with regard to demonstrations, buildings and places of a religious nature. »
“458 anti-Christian facts”
He recalls that in 2025, “843 anti-Christian acts were recorded, an increase of 9% compared to 2024”. “They represent 34% of the total anti-religious acts,” he notes, highlighting “458 anti-Christian acts” in the first half of 2026, “an increase of 6%” compared to last year at the same time.
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